Plea a G R Eem En T — No. 1:21-cr-20380 (Dkt. 28, S.D. Fla.)

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A plea agreement entered on the docket October 21, 2021 as Document 28 in United States v. the defendant, Case No. 21-cr-20380-RNS, between the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and the defendant. The agreement states that the defendant will plead guilty to Counts 1, 2 and 10 of the Indictment: possession of unauthorized access devices under Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(3), aggravated identity theft under Section 1028A(a)(1), and illegal possession of a machinegun. The office agrees to seek dismissal of the remaining counts at sentencing. It describes the advisory Sentencing Guidelines and states that the defendant may not withdraw the plea solely because of the sentence imposed.

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Case 1:21-cr-20380-RNS Document 28 Entered on FLSD Docket 10/21/2021 Page 1 of 6




                            U NITED STA TES D ISTR ICT C O U R T
                            SO U TH ER N DISTRICT O F FLO RIDA

                                  CA SE NO .21-cr-20380-RN S


  UN ITED STA TES O F A M ER ICA ,



  KENNY TERLENX
         a/k/a itlfenlua ''
         a/k/a Eéheadhuncho77oor''

         D efendant.



                                     PLEA A G R EEM EN T

         TheUnitedStatesAttomey'sOfticefortheSouthel'nDistrictofFlorida(ttthisOffice''land
  KennyTerlent(hereinafterreferredtoastheSr efendanf')enterintothefollowingagreement:
                The D efendant agreçs to plead guilty to Counts 1,2,and 10,of the lndictm ent.

  Count1 chargesthe D efendantw ith the possession offifteen orm ore unauthorized accessdevices,

  inviolation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Section 1029(a)(3). Count2chargestheDefendant
  withAggravatedldentity Theft inviolationofTitle18,UnitedStatesCode,Section 1028A(a)(1).
  Count 10 charges the Defendantw ith the IllegalPossession ofa M achinegun,in violation ofTitle

  l8,UnitedStatesCode,Section92240)(1).
                This O ffice agrees to seek dism issalof the rem aining counts ofthe Indictm ent at

  sentencing.

                The D efendant is aw are that the sentence w ill be im posed by the Court aher

  considering the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Policy Statements (hereinafter
  ttsentencing Guidelines''). The Defendantacknowledges and understandsthatthe Courtwill
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  com pute an advisory sentence undertheSentencing Guidelinesandthatthe applicable guidelines

  willbedeterm ined bytheCourtrelyingin parton theresultsofapre-sentenceinvestigation bythe

  Court'sprobation office,which investigationwillcomm enceaftertheguiltypleahasbeenentered.

  The Defendantis also aware that,under certain cireum stances,the Courtm ay departfrom the

  advisory sentencing guideline range that ithas com puted,and m ay raise or low er that advisory

  sentence underthe Sentencing Guidelines. The D efendantis further aw are and understandsthat

  the Courtisrequired to considerthe advisory guideline range determined underthe Sentencing

  Guidelines,butisnotbotmd to imposeasentencewithinthatadvisory range;theCourtispermitted

  totailortheultimatesentencein lightofotherstatutory concerns,and such sentencem ay beeither

  m ore severe orless severe than the Senteneing Guidelines'advisory range. K now ing these facts,

  the Defendant understands and acknow ledges that the Court has the authority to im pose any

  sentence w ithin and up to the statutory m axim um authorized by law forthe offensesidentified in

  paragraph 1 and thatthe D efendantm ay notw ithdraw the plea solely as a resultofthe sentence

  im posed.

                The D efendantalso understands and acknow ledges that,as to Count 1,the Court

  m ay im pose a statutory m axim um term ofim prisonm entofup to ten years,follow ed by a term of

  supervised release of up to three years. ln addition,as to Count 2, the Courtm ust im pose a

  m andatory m inim um term of tw o years' im prisonm ent,to run consecutive to any term of

  im prisonm ent im posed as to Counts 1 and 10,follow ed by a tenn of supervised release ofup to

  one year. In addition to a tenn ofim prisonm entand supervised release,the Courtm ay im pose a

  tine ofup to $250,000 and mustorderrestitution. As to Count 10,the Courtm ay impose a
  statutory m axim um term of im prisonm entof up to ten years,follow ed by a tenn of supervised

  release of up to three years. In addition to a term of im prisonm ent and supervised release,the

  Courtm ay imposeatineofup to $250,000.
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         5.      The D efendant further understands and acknow ledges that, in addition to any

  sentence im posed under paragraph 4 of this agreem ent,a special assessm ent in the nm ount of

  $200 w illbe im posed on the Defendant. The Defendant agrees thatany special assessm ent
  im posed shallbe paid atthe tim e ofsentencing. lfthe D efendantis financially unable to pay the

  specialassessm ent,the D efendantagrees to present evidence to this O ftice and the Courtat the

  tim e ofsentencing as to the reasonsforthe D efendant's failure to pay.

         6.     This Office reserves the rightto infonn the Cotu'
                                                                tand theprobation oftice ofall

  factspertinenttothesentencingprocess,includingallrelevantinfonnation concerningtheoffenses

  com m itted,w hether charged or not, as w ell as concerning the Defendant and the Defendant's

  background. Subjectonlytotheexpresstel'msofanyagreed-upon sentencingrecommendations
  contained in this agreem ent,this Office furtherreservesthe rightto m ake any recom m endation as

  to the quality and quantity ofpunishm ent.

         7.     A cknow ledging thatthe parties'recom m endationsasto sentencing are notbinding

  on the probation office orthe Court:

                        This O ffice agrees that it w ill recom m end at sentencing that the Court

                        reduce by tw o levels the sentencing guideline level applicable to the

                        Defendant's offense, pursuant to Section 3E1.1(a) of the Sentencing
                        G uidelines,based upon the D efendant's recognition and affirm ative and

                        tim ely acceptance ofpersonalresponsibility.

                    b. ThisO ffice agreesthat,ifatthe tim e ofsentencing the D efendant's offense

                        level is detennined to be 16 or greater, this Oftice w ill file a m otion

                        requestingan additionaloneleveldecreasepursuanttoSection3El.1(b)of
                        the Sentencing Guidelines, stating that the D efendant has assisted

                        authorities in the investigation or prosecution of the D efendant's own
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                        m isconductby tim ely notifying authorities ofthe D efendant's intention to

                        entera plea ofguilty,thereby pennitting thegovernm entto avoid preparing

                        for trial and perm itting the governm ent and the Court to allocate their

                        resources efficiently.

                        The parties agree to recom m end at sentencing that the D efendant is

                        responsiblefora lossam ountof$1,380,000dueto hispossession of2,760

                        unauthorizedaccessdevices,pursuanttoUSSG 2B1.1(b)(1)(H)andUSSG
                        281.1,ApplicationNote(F)(i).
  ThisOffice,however,willnotberequiredto maketheserecommendationsiftheDefendant:(1)
  fails or refuses to m ake a 1 11,accurate and com plete disclosure to the probation oftice of the

  circumstancessurroundingtherelevantoffenseconduct;(2)isfoundtohavemisrepresentedfacts
  tothegovernmentpriortoenteringintothispleaagreement'
                                                     ,or(3)commitsanymisconductafter
  entering into thispleaagreem ent,including butnotlim ited to com m itting astate orfederaloffense,

  violating any term of release, or m aking false statem ents or m isrepresentations to any

  governm entalentity orofficial.

         8.     The Defendantisaw are thatthe sentence hasnotyetbeen determ ined by the Court.

  The D efendantalso is aw are that any estim ate ofthe probable sentencing range orsentence that

  the Defendant m ay receive, whether that estim ate com es from the D efendant's attorney,this

  O ffice,orthe probation office,isa prediction,notaprom ise,and isnotbinding on thisO ffice,the

  probation office orthe Court. The D efendantunderstands furtherthatany recom m endation that

  this Oftk e m akesto the Courtasto sentencing,w hetherpursuantto this agreem entor otherw ise,

  isnotbinding on the Courtand the Courtm ay disregard the recom m endation in itsentirety. The

  D efendanttmderstandsand acknow ledges,aspreviously acknowledged in paragraph 3 above,that

  the D efendant m ay not w ithdraw his plea based upon the Court's decision not to accept a
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  sentencing recom mendation m ade by the Defendant,this Oftiee,or a reeom mendation m ade

  jointlybytheDefendantandthisOffice.
         9.     The defendant agrees,in an individual and any other capacity,to forfeit to the

  UnitedStates,voluntarilyandimm ediately,any right,title,and interesttoanypropertyconstituting

  orderivedfrom proceedsobtaineddirectlyorindirectly astheresultofaviolationof18U.S.C.j
  1029,and any personalproperty used,or intended to be used,to com m it such an offense.The

  defendantagrees,in an individualand any othercapacity,to forfeitto theU nited States,voluntarily

  and im m ediately,any right,title,and interestto any firearm and nm m unition involved in orused

  in the commission ofthe violation of l8 U.S.C.j 922(0).The property subjectto forfeiture
  includes,butisnotlim itedto:

                        directly forfeitable property,including,butnotlim ited to:

                            i. G lock 19 fireann with serialnum berBB W B707;

         10.    The defendantfurtheragreesthatforfeiture isindependentofany assessm ent,tine,

  cost,restitution,or penalty that m ay be im posed by the Court. The defendant know ingly and

  voluntarily agrees to w aive all constitutional, legal, and equitable defenses to the forfeiture,

  including excessive tines under the Eighth Am endm ent to the U nited States Constitution. In

  addition,thedefendantagreestowaive:any applicabletimelimitsforadministrativeorjudicial
  forfeitureproceedings,therequirementsofFed.R.Crim.P.32.2and43(a),andanyappealofthe
  forfeiture.

         11.    The defendantalso agrees to fully and truthfully disclose the existence,nature and

  location ofallassets in w hich the defendanthas orhad any directorindirectfinancialinterestor

  control,andany assetsinvolvedintheoffensegslofconviction. Thedefendantagreestotakeall
  stepsrequested by the U nited States forthe recovery and forfeiture of a11assets identitied by the

  UnitedStatesassubjecttoforfeiture. Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,thetimelydelively upon
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           The Parties agree thatthe above facts,which do notinclude a11the factsknown to the

  Governm entand the Defendant,are sufficientto prove the guiltofthe Defendantin the above-

  referenced m atter.

                                            J7A N AN TO N IO GON ZA LEZ
                                            ACTW G UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

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